Child abuse was streamed live to gang, jury hears

April 11, 2015 Comments Off on Child abuse was streamed live to gang, jury hears

Child abuse was streamed live to gang, jury hears
10 April 2015
Paedophiles who raped and abused a baby and a young boy streamed attacks online for other members of an alleged child sex ring to watch, a court has heard.

Those involved – who preyed on young families – travelled long distances to carry out attacks together, Bristol Crown Court was told.

Attacks were streamed live using hi-tech video software, prosecutors said.

Matthew Stansfield, 34, from Hampshire, and John Denham, 49, from Wiltshire, both deny conspiring to rape a child.

Prosecutor Robert Davies told the jury that the evidence in the case would “take you into a world you wish did not exist”.

“The evidence exposes the shocking interest a group of men had in sexually abusing children and babies – particularly pre-school children and babies,” he said.

“A real baby was for certain abused and raped by some of those involved.”….

They would connect to the internet using the “dark web” – hiding their online activity – the jury heard….